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- What happens when your zip code threatens your health? Broadband access is often framed as a tech issue, but in some rural communities it’s a matter of health equity. Broadband internet is so limited in some areas that patients can’t use remote monitoring devices, hospitals can’t support telehealth, and electronic health records slow down care instead of streamlining it.On this week’s episode of…May 2025Social/Structural Determinants
- Abortion is on the ballot in the 2024 US presidential election. After the Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, numerous states have voted on ballot initiatives to expand or restrict access to abortion—with seven states voting on such measures in November. But hundreds of millions of women who live in countries that receive global health aid from the United States will also be affected by the…October 2024Abortion, Abortion Access , Global Health
- Women comprise more than half of the United States population, and yet women are less likely to have insurance and more likely to experience adverse health outcomes. The National Women's Health Network is a 501c3 not for profit that represents the health interests of these women across the life continuum. We maintain an intersectional focus on sexual and reproductive health, maternal health…January 2024Maternal/Child Health, Policy & Law, Aging and Life Course
- In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda is a national-state partnership focused on lifting up the voices of Black women leaders at the national and regional levels in our fight to secure Reproductive Justice for all women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals. Our eight strategic partners are Black Women for Wellness, Black Women’s Health Imperative, New Voices for…January 2024Reproductive Justice, Racism
- Pre-existing, structural gender inequalities mean that disasters affect women and girls in different ways than they affect boys and men. The vulnerability of females increases when they are in a lower socioeconomic group, particularly in the Global South. This vulnerability impacts preparedness, evacuation, response, number of deaths and recovery. The reasons for this vulnerability can often be…January 2024Disasters
- Over the last decade, progress on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to reduce maternal deaths, stillbirths, and newborn deaths has stagnated. Recent global estimates indicate a combined 4.5 million deaths in 2020, including 0.29 million maternal deaths, 1.9 million stillbirths, and 2.3 million newborn deaths, with a majority occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and…June 2023Maternal/Child Health, Global Health
- Desegregation-focused housing policies aimed at reducing disparities in neighborhood conditions may also reduce disparities in health outcomes. This paper examines the effects of one such policy on the health of pregnant people and their newborn infants. Specifically, it studies the impact of Massachusetts Chapter 40B, a major civil rights-era housing policy that increases the supply of…April 2023Maternal/Child Health, Healthy Housing
- SisterSong is a Southern based, national membership organization; our purpose is to build an effective network of individuals and organizations to improve institutional policies and systems that impact the reproductive lives of marginalized communities. SisterSong defines Reproductive Justice as the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the…January 2023Reproductive Justice, Racism
- Importance: The number of people living in unaffordable housing (relative to income) is projected to continue increasing as housing cost inflation outpaces incomes in the US. Although reproductive-aged women have disproportionately high housing costs, particularly around the time of childbirth, data on associations between housing costs and maternal health and the role of publicly supported…November 2022Maternal Morbidity and Mortality, Healthy Housing
- A strong start in life: How public health policies affect the well-being of pregnancies and familiesThis report takes a holistic view of perinatal health and, as people progress through different stages of development, puts it in context as a developmental precursor to later indicators of wellness, including birth outcomes, postpartum wellness, and subsequent child development. The five domains of social determinants of health and well-being serve as the framework for this report:…July 2022COVID-19/Coronavirus, Maternal/Child Health, Social/Structural Determinants
- Rural communities throughout the United States lack access to health care. While only 14 percent of Americans—almost 46 million people—live in rural areas, rural communities represent nearly two-thirds of primary care health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) in the country. This amounts to more than 4,100 primary care HPSAs in rural areas. A 2018 report by Pew Research Center found that the…February 2022Interventions, Services & Programs, Social/Structural Determinants, Access
- Few studies have illustrated how racism influences Black women’s use of reproductive health care services. This article presents findings of a collaborative study conducted by a research team and a reproductive justice organization to understand Black women’s concerns with sexual and reproductive health services. The qualitative research was conducted with Black women living in Georgia and North…February 2022Reproductive/Sexual Health, Policy and Practice, Racism
- Adequate access to resources such as child care, nutritious foods, and housing can help people of reproductive age and their families lead healthy lives. However, these resources are not sufficiently available across all geographic areas and communities in the United States. People in these underserved communities—who have historically been disproportionately affected by rigid policies, minimal…January 2022Maternal/Child Health, Social/Structural Determinants
- Structural racism causes significant inequities in the diagnosis of perinatal and maternal mental health disorders and access to perinatal and maternal mental health treatment. Black birthing populations are particularly burdened by disjointed systems of care for mental health. To identify strategies to address racism and inequities in maternal and infant mental health care, we interviewed ten…October 2021Maternal/Child Health, Isms and Phobias
- This article introduces the Hewlett Foundation’s refreshed Global Reproductive Equity (GRE) strategy, focusing on improving sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in East and Francophone West Africa. The strategy, developed with input from grantee partners, funders, and stakeholders, addresses the impact of COVID-19 on health systems and emphasizes the need for equity and power shifting…September 2021Social/Structural Determinants
- Intersectionality is a widely adopted theoretical orientation in the field of women and gender studies. Intersectionality comes from the work of black feminist scholars and activists. Intersectionality argues identities such as gender, race, sexuality, and other markers of difference intersect and reflect large social structures of oppression and privilege, such as sexism, racism, and…August 2021Policy and Practice, Isms and Phobias
- The strong relationship between housing and health has been well-established, a reality that can be critically important for those who are pregnant. Affordable, quality housing—and where it is located—directly affect families’ physical and emotional well-being. Since October 2019, cross-sector “core teams” in nine states and Washington, D.C., have been working to address drivers of maternal and…June 2021COVID-19/Coronavirus, Maternal/Child Health, Social/Structural Determinants
- Immunization inequity contributes to negative health outcomes for both individuals and the population as a whole. Equitable immunization systems not only prevent potentially devastating vaccine-preventable illnesses, but also generate health more broadly by attracting people, including marginalized populations, into healthcare to improve other health inequalities. While longstanding inequities in…June 2021COVID-19/Coronavirus, Vaccine Access and Uptake, Social/Structural Determinants
- Substantial research documents health consequences of neighborhood disadvantage. Patterns of residential mobility that differ by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) may sort non-Hispanic (NH) Black and low-SES families into disadvantaged neighborhoods. In this study, we leverage a sibling-linked dataset to track residential mobility among birthing persons between pregnancies and…May 2021Maternal/Child Health, Healthy Housing
- Objective: To synthesize the literature on associations between social determinants of health and pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity in the US and to highlight opportunities for intervention and future research.Data Sources: We performed a systematic search using Medline Ovid, CINAHL, Popline, Scopus and ClinicalTrials.gov (1990–2018) using MeSH terms related to maternal…April 2021Maternal Morbidity and Mortality, Social/Structural Determinants
- Since the World Health Organization launched its commission on the social determinants of health (SDOH) over a decade ago, a large body of research has proven that social determinants—defined as the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age—are significant drivers of disease risk and susceptibility within clinical care and public health systems. Unfortunately, the term has…February 2021Maternal/Child Health, Social/Structural Determinants
- Black women in the United States have experienced substantial improvements in health during the last century, yet health disparities persist. These health disparities are in large part a reflection of the inequalities experienced by Black women on a host of social and economic measures. In this paper, we examine the structural contributors to social and economic conditions that create the…February 2021Illness/Disease/Injury/Wellbeing, Social/Structural Determinants
- The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and related policies have led to an unequal distribution of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. For Black women and birthing people, endemic vulnerabilities and disparities may exacerbate deleterious COVID-19 impacts. Historical and ongoing macro-level policies and forces over time have induced disproportionately higher rates of maternal morbidity and…July 2020COVID-19/Coronavirus, Maternal/Child Health, Social/Structural Determinants, Isms and Phobias
- Background: Continuing education is essential for healthcare workers. Education interventions can help to maintain and improve competency and confidence in the technical skills necessary to address adverse events. However, characteristics of the health provider such as age (related to more critical and reflexive attitude); sex (relationship with gender socialization), profession and work…March 2020School-Based Health Care
- Social determinants of health—the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age that affect health and quality of life—are strongly associated with disparities in health status and life expectancy. Nurses require a comprehensive understanding of social determinants and their associations with health outcomes to provide patient-centered care. Nurses can be leaders and change…January 2020Services & Programs, Social Environment
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